With the enthronement of the Grand-Duke Henri of Luxembourg began the reign of a new generation of European princes, having the last one of the past generation been enthroned as late as in 1993. Although fairly overshadowed due to the health of Prince Guillaume, the new Grand-Duke’s youngest brother, the ceremonies, which took place in the capital of the Grand-Duchy, attracted not only the world’s media but also thousands of subjects of the new Grand-Duke and tourists from the neighbouring countries, especially from Belgium. The streets of the city were decorated with flags of the Grand-Duchy and those of the Grand-Ducal Family, the House of Nassau-Weilburg, apart of those in the “Rue de la Reine” with the monogram of the new sovereign of Luxembourg (an “H” surmounted by the crown), over the blue and orange of the flag of the House.
A long red carpet had been laid from the main entrance of the Grand-Ducal Palace and into the Chamber of Deputies, continuing through a number of streets around the square ..
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